I hope you don't take it as a harsh comment but I guess the charity event guitars were almost everytime guitars with no history, just taken for the event while the three mentioned auctioned guitars were the "real deal" where he played on in private, at BG and on tour. I often had a somewhat disgusted feeling when he donated a random guitar for charity, just as if he had found a good opportunity to get rid of it.
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Thank you I understand what you say.
However, regarding the notion of the "real deal" — one of the three guitars sold by Christie's didn’t carry the same pedigree as the other two. From what I can gather, it was neither played in public nor featured on any of Mark’s albums. One can only assume it was used privately — and to what extent, we’ll likely never know.
That said, I don’t see why anyone should feel dismayed about Mark donating something for the benefit of others. In fact, I believe this enhances the guitar’s significance. It was owned by him, and he made the deliberate choice to part with it — that, in itself, adds value.
Moreover, my research suggests this wasn’t a guitar simply lying around waiting for a new home. Mark acquired these for a specific purpose, which further supports its authenticity and relevance.
